I went to fill up the car before the 4th and when I went to leave the station it wouldn't start so I asked the guy inside if he'd help me get it rolling so I could get it started that way which it did. The first thing I tried is charging the battery and also tried jump starting it from another vehicle, I've also swapped the 7.5a fuse under the dash labeled as Starter with the taillight one, I had bought a new main relay awhile back which is a common problem for these older Civic's but never installed it so I tried that as well. I bought a used OEM Honda starter but the problem is still exactly the same, when you turn the key to start you can see the gauges dim and the voltmeter acts accordingly to the draw on the system but it will not crank over. I can take a wire from the battery and jump it to the starter and it will start that way so the used starter is in fact good and my problem lies elsewhere. I've searched online and most posts I've found say it's either the clutch interlock switch or an issue with the ignition wiring harness. I did have an issue awhile back where the rubber stoppers on the pedals deteriorated and left my brake lights on so I replaced them both for the brake and clutch pedals. It ended up killing the battery which was old anyways and needed replacement.
I've tried looking up under the dash but cannot get to the the connector on the clutch switch without removing a ton of other stuff just to be able to unplug it.
I've tried looking up under the dash but cannot get to the the connector on the clutch switch without removing a ton of other stuff just to be able to unplug it.